Fountain blacking-brush.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907 W. G. HOFFMAN, FOUNTAIN BLACKING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 1904.

qmihwaom @WJM cisco and Stateof California, new and usefullmprovements in Fountain WILLMOT G. HOFFMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FOU NTAIN BLACKlNG-BRUSl-l Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented March 12,1907.

-- Application filed Hay 14,].904. Serial No. 208,025.

1'!) (all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLMOT G. Horr- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in San Francisco, in the count of San Franave invented Blacking-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to improvements in fountain blacking-brushes; andthe object is to simplify and improve the existing art b providing a bottle'with appliances whic eed the material to the dauber with. cer-.

tainty, and in sufiicient quantity andwhich is cleanly in use and operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the parts and their assemblage or aggroupment in combination, all as will be fully 'set'forth and then the alleged novelty particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed.

I have fully and clearly illustrated the improvements in the annexed drawings, forme mg a part of this s ecification, and wherein Figure 1 is a si e elevation of the receptacle or bottle with the shield or cap applied. Fig. 2 is a view in central vertical section, showing the parts assembled. Fig. 3 is a detaiLview of the feeding-plug removed from its seat in the mouth of the bottle.

In the drawingsthe same parts appearing in the different illustrations are designated by like reference notations.

Referring to the drawings, -A designates the bottle, which ma be of any desired style and shape, provide with a vertical, neck having exterior and interior screw-threads 1 2' to be engaged by the ca and b the feeding-plug, as indicated in ig. 2 o the drawlngs.

3 designates the feeding-plug, which ma consist ,of wood or other suitable materia.

The plug is provided with screw-threads 3 on its base portion and is formed with a head 5, having a reduced neck portion 6, and vertically and centrally through the center of the feeding-plug is made a downwardl -flaringpassage 7, through which the li ui is delivered to-the sponge or other dau er. On the top of the head is seated a sponge 8 or other suitable absorbent to take up the polishing liquid when the bottle is turned u' to deliver 11; througxlli' the passage 7. he sgongeis-- refe'ra ynnade pear shape, as s own, an is covered with a permeable cloth 9, through which the fluid from the saturated sponge passes when the implement is applied to a surface with some pressure. Theneck of the covering 9 is extended down and secured to the neck of the feeding-plug by a cord or wire 10, clamped or otherwise secured about the neck of the plug. I

11 designates the cap which incloses the saturatedparts, which consists of a cylindrical body extending down far enough to take inthe threaded neck of the bottle, and

formed with interior screw-threads to engage those made' on the exteriorv of the neck of the bottle, substantially asv seen'in the drawin s, Kg. 2.

I wis it to be understood that I provide the head of the plug with a fiat top and a surconstruction the sponge rests directly on the to' of said head, and when the cover is apphed over the sponge and secured to the .groove said sponge is forced in contact w1th the oval periphery of the plug, and, further, the flat top of the plu -head permits of the fluid finding its way ack into the bottle when not in use, the said fluid being prevented from running down the sides of the plugs by means of one portion of the sponge eing in contact with the oval periphery of the said plug. To assem le the parts in operative position, the plug 3 is screwed into the neck of the bottle, the sponge 8 is then positioned upon the head of the feeding-plug, and then the covering 9 is arranged over the sponge and secured at its lower end portion to the .plug by the clamping wire or cord 10. The

the whole is in salablecondition.

To utilize the device, the cap is removed, the bottle is reversed in'position, so as the contents will saturate the sponge, the material oozing out through the textile covering,

and the application'may be made to the surface as desired.

vice is a decided economizer of material, since the discharge of the material throu h the covering 9 is much less than when t e fluid is dehvered directly to thev sponge. When the application'of the fluid-has been accomplished, the bottle isreturned to "uprightposition, the cap. is placed in position in connection with -theneck of the bottle, and if there should be "any deposition from the sponge it will find itsway into the bottle,

cap 1 1 may the'nbe screwed into position and It will readily be perceived that the dc at the part engaging with the bottle is rounding ovalshaped periphery, and by this because the cover seals the passage about groove,'said plug provided with an'extended 15 I the feeding-plug, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the screw-threaded end. to engage, the internal drawings. screw-threadsof the neck, said plu being Having thus described my invention, What further provided with a flattop portion-and 5 I claim is v an oval-shaped periphery, and a cap or cover:

A fluid polishing bottle comprising the havinginternal screw-threads for engaging 2o bottle having its neck portion provided with the extended screw-threads of the neck,'subinterior and exterior screw-threads, a feedstantially as specified. i ing-plug having a central flaring opening In testimony whereof Lafiix my signature, 10 therein, a groove surrounding the central in presence of two witnesses.

portion of the plug, an absorbent material, a v )I -WILLMOT G. HOFFMAN. pervious' covering inclos'ing the absorbing Witnesses;

, material, means applied to the bottom edge R; E; HOFFMAN,

of the covering to force the same into said i THOMAS S. BURNES. 

